momness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mom +‎ -ness.

Noun[edit]

momness (uncountable)

  1. (informal, Canada, US) The state, quality, or condition of being a mother.
    • 2015, Gemma Burgess, The Wild One, page 106:
      I can still remember the sensation of being carried by her, what it felt like to put my face into the soft crook between her shoulder and her neck, the smell of her perfume and shampoo. I remember her momness.

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